Schoolchildren turned super-sleuths to help protect vulnerable elderly people.
Students from Fulwood High School and Arts College joined forces with a local charity to provide a timely reminder for older people not to be taken in by bogus callers during the light summer nights.
Over the past few months Age Concern Preston an
d South Ribble District has been working in partnership with pupils at the Black Bull Lane school to produce a DVD.
It is hoped that the movie will make older people more aware of the dangers that bogus callers may hold for them. The official launch was held at a special assembly at Fulwood High School.
To coincide with the launch, Age Concern staff have been visiting primary schools to distribute a booklet called Three Little Tricks which highlights the dangers of bogus callers.
At the same time primary school children in the Fulwood area are joining forces with the charity to learn how to play their part in helping stop their elderly relatives from falling victim to bogus callers. Three Little Tricks is aimed at children aged seven to 11 and tells the story of three elderly victims of distraction burglary.
Age Concern intergenerational project officer, Ian McCondichie, said: "It explains how important it is for children to get the message across to their elderly relatives and neighbours that they should not open the door to unexpected callers."
Copies of the DVD are available from Ian on 01772 321 868.
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